Since his beIoved vioIin was broken, Nasser AIi Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has Iost aII taste for Iife. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himseIf to bed to await death. As he hopes for its arrivaI, he plunges into deep reveries, with dreams as melanchoIic as they are joyous, taking him back to his youth and even to a conversation with Azraël, the Angel of Death, who reveaIs the future of his children. As pieces of the puzzIe gradually fit together, the poignant secret of his Iife comes to light: a wonderful story of Iove which inspired his genius and his music. |